"I know my own skill level; it's more a test of everyone else." Admittedly, he might have a better idea of everyone else's skill level if he'd been more... social before now. But that had never been his long suit.

The question of what a 'phaser' was got left to the wayside. If it was irrelevant here, Sherlock didn't need to know anyway. "I'm sure the Inquisition will find another use for you." If it hadn't already.